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http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/163400m-bike-plan-for-london/2008/02/09/1202234227146.html
LONDON is likely to become one of the more cycle-friendly cities, with a series of two-wheeler superhighways cutting through traffic and congestion.
Plans for the super-cycleways will be unveiled next week as part of an initiative to stimulate a 400% increase in the number of people pedalling round the capital by 2025.
At a cost of £400 million ($A870 million), the 12 routes are intended to be the motorways of cycling and are likely to be emulated by other British cities.
Londoners without bikes will be able to use the city's free bicycles.
"We want nothing short of a cycling transformation in London," said Mayor Ken Livingstone.
"We are announcing the biggest investment in cycling in London's history, which will mean that thousands more Londoners can cycle in confidence."
LONDON is likely to become one of the more cycle-friendly cities, with a series of two-wheeler superhighways cutting through traffic and congestion.
Plans for the super-cycleways will be unveiled next week as part of an initiative to stimulate a 400% increase in the number of people pedalling round the capital by 2025.
At a cost of £400 million ($A870 million), the 12 routes are intended to be the motorways of cycling and are likely to be emulated by other British cities.
Londoners without bikes will be able to use the city's free bicycles.
"We want nothing short of a cycling transformation in London," said Mayor Ken Livingstone.
"We are announcing the biggest investment in cycling in London's history, which will mean that thousands more Londoners can cycle in confidence."